First division side Duncombe Park beat premier division opponents Acomb go through to the semi-finals of the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League Premier Cup.

Park's Aussie Adam Rayner reached 27 before falling to Dave Sykes, whose eight-over spell of 1-18 set him apart from his team-mates.

Skipper Brian Leckenby (pictured right) then received good support from Peter Humpleby who made 32, with other cameo contributions being added as he moved to three figures.

Leckenby had reached 105 out of 223 when he was fifth out, hitting a return catch to Andy Sykes.

Colin Humpleby then scored a perky unbeaten 38 as his side posted an impressive 256-6.

Acomb suffered a major setback when Richard Sykes, who heads the premier division batting averages, was dismissed for a duck by Peter Richardson, who then also sent Sanjaya Rodrigo back to the pavilion cheaply.

Andy Tute struck the ball sweetly in making 53 and then Scott Nicholls provided the backbone of the innings.

However, he lost partners at regular intervals and was eventually run out for 60, being ninth out at 201, a total which was not amended by the last pair as Acomb lost by 55 runs.

Updated: 11:16 Thursday, July 07, 2005